Neversink Preserve

{{short description|Protected natural area in the U.S. state of New York}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox protected area

| name = Neversink Preserve

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| photo = Neversink River at Cuddebackville.jpg

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| photo_caption = Neversink River at Cuddebackville

| photo_width = 350px

| map = USA New York

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| map_caption = Map of New York

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| location = Deerpark, Orange County, New York

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| coordinates = {{coord|41|25|24|N|74|37|16|W|type:landmark_region:US-NY_dim:2000|display=inline,title}}

| coords_ref = {{Cite web |url= http://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/regions/northamerica/unitedstates/newyork/placesweprotect/easternnewyork/barberville-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.pdf |title= Neversink Preserve Map |publisher= The Nature Convservancy |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141020012217/http://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/regions/northamerica/unitedstates/newyork/placesweprotect/easternnewyork/barberville-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.pdf |archive-date= 2014-10-20 }}

| area = {{convert|550|acre|ha|abbr=on}}

| established = 1993

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| url = {{Official website|http://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/regions/northamerica/unitedstates/newyork/placesweprotect/easternnewyork/wherewework/eastern-neversink-preserve.xml}}

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The Neversink Preserve is located in Deerpark, Orange County, New York. It was created in 1993 by The Nature Conservancy. They purchased {{convert|170|acre|ha}} of land on the Neversink River and created the Neversink Preserve in order to protect the newly discovered and federally endangered species of mussel, the dwarf wedge mussel.{{cite news |title= Rebuilding a River Upstate, For the Love of a Tiny Mussel; Dam to Be Demolished to Save an Endangered Species |first= A. |last= DePalma |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/26/nyregion/rebuilding-river-upstate-for-love-tiny-mussel-dam-be-demolished-save-endangered.html?scp=3&sq=cuddebackville&st=cse |newspaper= The New York Times |date= April 26, 2004 |access-date= June 4, 2012}} Over time they have purchased more land so that the Neversink Preserve covers {{convert|550|acre|ha}}. Theodore Gordon, considered the father of modern American fly-fishing, perfected his dry-fly techniques here in the 19th century. Nearly 15 million people rely on the waters of the Delaware River Basin for drinking water and industrial use, making the Neversink Preserve a top priority of The Nature Conservancy.{{Cite web|url= http://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/regions/northamerica/unitedstates/newyork/placesweprotect/easternnewyork/wherewework/eastern-neversink-preserve.xml |title= Neversink Preserve - Eastern New York: Nature Preserve |website= Nature.org |publisher= The Nature Conservancy}}